Formulate a theory

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From: Draw on your Knowledge of the Red Science

You are comfortable enough, now, to start seeing the structure in what may seen like madness. Perhaps you shouldn't be.

Unlocked with Artisan Studies 1

Locked with Artisan Studies 2

Challenge information

Narrow, Artisan of the Red Science 4 (50% base)

• 0 - almost impossible (10%)
• 1 - high-risk (20%)
• 2 - high-risk (30%)
• 3 - tough (40%)
• 4 - very chancy (50%)
• 5 - chancy (60%)
• 6 - modest (70%)
• 7 - very modest (80%)
• 8 - low-risk (90%)
• 9 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

You've seen this before

Equations that describe the wandering of stars[...]. Correspondence names that inhabit the equations and transform them into entirely other shapes. Your eyes water and your head aches, but when you're done, you understand several impossible things.

•  You've gained (see below) x Laboratory Research

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Laboratory Research	6	8	10	12	15	18	20	23	25	27	29	30	31	32	33	33	34	34

Rare Success

Conclusions

After a long, productive afternoon you step back to admire your work. Slowly, by awful degrees, it dawns on you that the axioms of number theory don't seem to be quite the same on both ends of that long blackboard.

•  You've gained 1 x Unwise Idea
•  Nightmares is increasing… (+4 CP)
•  You've gained (see below) x Laboratory Research

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Laboratory Research	6	8	10	12	15	18	20	23	25	27	29	30	31	32	33	33	34	34

Failure

Crumbled

Try as you might, you can't hold the entire idea in your head at once. Concentration quickly becomes impossible.

•  Nightmares is increasing… (+4 CP)
•  You've gained ( Equipment level) x Laboratory Research